saint étienne international design biennale 2008

at: cité du design site, saint-etienne

from: november 15th – november 30th, 2008

this year’s saint-étienne international design biennale will be held at three main venues within the cité du design site, the former saint-étienne weapons manufacturer. there will be a few main exhibitions including ‘city eco lab’ by john thackara and the ‘sugoroku’ exhibition by catherine beaugrand which will present experiments which put humans at the heart of urban development. this year, there is the ‘flight number ten’ exhibition will be taking a look at designers who have made their mark in the design world over the last ten years, including ronan and erwan bouroullec. the biennale is an opportunity for designers from france and abroad to present their latest designs to the public, using design to raise awareness to the current changes in society. ‘le sommeilleur’ by benoît , rest units at the mine museum, 2008, part of the ‘habiter demain’ exhibition

‘l’îlot d’amaranthes’ by emmanuel louisgrand, part of the ‘city eco lab’ exhibition – image © galerie roger tator lyon

‘manger au travail – système pline’ by julie bouillaut, part of the ‘city eco lab’ exhibition – image © véronque huygues

‘robuDOG’ by robosoft, 2008 – image © robosoft

‘algues’ by ronan and erwan bouroullec, installation at roubaix museum, 2004 – image © paul tahon

saint-etienne biennale: http://biennalesaint-etienne.citedudesign.com cité du design: http://www.citedudesign.com